Cannabis Compliance Made Easy

Hate deficiencies? This one’s for you. 

ProCanna USA’s Founder, Dede Perkins, talks with Mike Trowbridge, founder and CEO of Compliance Playbook, former compliance director for Mohave Cannabis, and current compliance consultant for JARS Cannabis, as they share best practice ways to 1) avoid deficiency notices, 2) respond when you receive them, and 3) ensure they don’t reoccur. 

You’ll learn how to: 

• Develop a proactive, ...

Money is tight most everywhere right now, but especially in the legal cannabis industry. So how does a legal operator maintain compliance in the face of compressed pricing, high tax rates, and low profit margins?

Join ProCanna USA’s Founder, Dede Perkins, talking with Amber D. Lengacher, CEO and founder of Purple Circle Consulting Services, former attorney at Vicente Sederberg and Licensing Manager—and later Corporate Coun...

ProCanna USA's Dede Perkins and guest Brad Spirrison discuss the Burn 'Em Plan--an economic development initiative inspired by Daniel Burnham’s initiative to rebuild Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire.

They discuss the key to the successful future expansion of the cannabis industry: normalizing relationships between licensed cannabis operators and "canna-curious" corporations and financial services in...

It’s a tough world out there right now. Cannabis operators need to trim costs wherever possible to increase profitability and stay competitive.

Lowering energy costs is a sure-fire way to improve your facility’s bottom line.

ProCanna USA’s Founder, Dede Perkins, talks with Sam Milton, energy and sustainability expert from Enlighten Your Grow, a program of Climate Resources Group.

Sam Milton has decades of...

Cannabis is an evolving industry. State legislators and cannabis regulators revise existing rules and add new ones. States with medical programs add adult-use cannabis programs and update regulations accordingly. Regulators leave and others take their place, sometimes changing the ways regulations are interpreted and enforced.

How do you manage compliance when the rules are a moving target?

ProCanna USA’s Founder,...

Are you considering opening a cannabis consumption lounge in your market? Struggling with where to start? 

Don't worry; we've got an all-star cast of experts to help break it all down!

In this episode, our host, Dede Perkins is joined by Sara Stewart, Josh Rembusch, and Andrew Meiure to discuss cannabis consumption lounges. The experts examine the current and future lounge landscape, possible challenges you may fa...

ProCanna's co-founder and CEO, Dede Perkins, is joined by Chris Budd from Isolocity QMS. Chris began working in corporate quality systems, then earned his MBA from the Rottman School of Management at the University of Toronto while launching his consulting practice: CJB Consulting Limited. Chris no works at Isolosity, which is a software used worldwide that eliminates paper and labor costs associated with quality compliance. <...

ProCanna's co-founder and CEO, Dede Perkins, sits down with Jeremy Johnson--a cannabis industry expert. They chat about cannabis industry opportunities and complications in New York and the delivery and prepayment regulations that follow.

If you are familiar with selling in the cannabis industry, you may be asking yourself: How do I deliver my product safely, legally, and cost-effectively?  

Dede and Jeremy d...

Dede Perkins, co-founder and the CEO of ProCanna, will be speaking with Ben Allmand, a cannabis regulatory and operations leader, who has worked in cannabis compliance since 2017, and was most recently the Senior Vice President of Compliance at Cresco Labs.

The two experts will be discussing & diving into the following topics:

1. Understanding the difference between the concepts of little “c” versus big “C” co...

In this two part event- Dede Perkins, co-founder and the CEO of ProCanna, will be speaking with Ben Allmand, a cannabis regulatory and operations leader, who has worked in cannabis compliance since 2017, and was most recently the Senior Vice President of Compliance at Cresco Labs.

The two experts will be discussing & diving into the following topics:

1. Understanding the difference between the concepts of litt...

Eric Schneider, managing director of AlphaRoot, a cannabis insurance brokerage firm licensed in all 50 U.S. states, joins us to talk about the types of insurance both new and established cannabis businesses should consider, how to properly structure an insurance program based on your company’s organizational structure, and how to evaluate whether your existing insurance program will protect your business as you expand into new mark...

Ask cannabis operators about industry challenges, and you’ll likely hear a litany of frustrations surrounding cannabis banking. Without federal legalization, banking continues to be a major obstacle for cannabis operators and entrepreneurs.

If you’re a new cannabis operator looking for guidance on how to tackle cannabis banking, or if you’re an established cannabis operator looking to streamline your company’s banking proc...

So, you think you know what’s in your cannabis - or do you? With the rise of “lab shopping” practices, it’s possible that the products you purchase at dispensaries aren’t all they claim to be.

Josh Smith, President of Vardera Inc (Telic Labs LLC & ABKO Labs LLC), joins us to discuss what consumers and cannabis operators alike need to know about less-than-ethical cannabis testing labs, how to avoid them, and how we can ...

Are you a cannabis cultivator and looking to level up your cultivation operations?

We're stoked to have Mike Bruno from Golden Ocean Solutions on our next LinkedIn live.

Mike Bruno is a 17 year industry veteran and the founder and principal consultant at Golden Ocean Solutions. His integrative approach to cannabis consulting is about bringing together proprietary cultivation instruction, design and market ana...

BriAnne Ramsay is an industry veteran who oversaw and scaled a Denver based vertically integrated cannabis operation, previously served as a technology compliance officer, and currently the owner of two cannabis consulting firms. She’s known for building stronger compliance teams with her proven Launch Package method, supporting technology solutions in METRC API development, and accelerating the growth of cannabis consultants busin...

ProCanna co-founder/CEO Dede Perkins welcomes Adam Benko and Brian Mayfield.

Tired of wasting time and money looking for the proper technology partner for your cannabis business?

Between delivery, POS, HR, compliance, CRMs, customer rewards programs, and more, there are so many solutions to consider.

Adam and Brian are co-founders of the cannabis technology consulting company, MJstack. They provide cannab...

Are you looking to raise capital and eventually exit from your cannabis business?

ProCanna co-founder/CEO Dede Perkins welcomes Ken Grams, banking and investment expert.

Ken Grams has over 25 years of banking and finance experience, and diverse portfolio asset management expertise of $2 billion. He is a high-achieving executive, CEO and Board Member with experience in quality growth initiatives and asset managemen...

ProCanna co-founder/CEO Dede Perkins welcomed Julie Dooley in our ninth installment of LinkedIN Live. 

Julie Dooley began baking infused granola for a dear friend in 2007. By 2011, she was in her licensed kitchen in Denver, Colorado training the Health Department on how to make Cannabutter. It became the first Standard Operating Procedure filed in the state of Colorado.

Since then, she's responsible for makin...

ProCanna co-founder/CEO Dede Perkins welcomes Brion Nazzaro.

Brion is the President of ACCCE (Association of Commercial Cannabis Experts) - accce.com

Our Cannabis Risk Management Framework helps our members solve the most important issues that impact their business to help them become more profitable while making risk-based business decisions with confidence.

These two compliance leaders will answer/discu...